Babinda is a small town of approximately 1300 residents located 60km south of Cairns and 1645km north of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland. Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ...

Babinda, taken on a rainy day.

The town was formerly part of Mulgrave Shire, but was incorporated into the City of Cairns local government area by a merger in 1995. Situated on the Bruce Highway, the town is noted for its proximity to two of Queensland's highest mountains Mount Bartle Frere (1622 metres) and Mount Bellenden Ker (1593 metres). Babinda and Tully annually compete for the Golden Gumboot, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual rainfall of over 4200 millimetres each year. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is the major coastal highway of Queensland, Australia. ... Mount Bartle Frere is the highest mountain in Queensland at an elevation of 1622 metres. ... Mount Bellenden Ker (1593 m) is the second highest mountain in Queensland, Australia. ... Tully is a small town in Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the Bruce Highway and by road approximately 140km south of Cairns and 210km north of Townsville. ...

Babinda was hit hard by Cyclone Larry in March 2006. The category five (Australian scale) storm damaged 80% of the town's buildings, including the town's historic movie theatre. Sugar cane crops and banana plantations in the region were decimated. Lowest pressure 915 hPa (mbar) Fatalities 0 direct, 1 indirect Damage $800 million (2006 USD) Areas affected Far North Queensland Part of the 2005-06 Australian region cyclone season Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry (JTWC designation: 17P) was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005-06 Southern...

External links

• Cairns City Council
• The Age newspaper article on Babinda

Coordinates: 17°20′42″S, 145°55′30″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...